Quirkie Connection with Papii and Sho! Happy Birthday Papii

Host: Sho (@AgogoKaren) with co-host COACH (@punkrockcoach) · Date: Fri, 14 Aug 2026 · Duration: 1:44:31 · ~20 speakers

TL;DR

• A community birthday party for Papii (@RealPapii), founder/steward of Quirkies, turning 37. Mostly a round-the-room tribute — the crew calls it a "glazing session" themselves.
• Piff (@RealPiffsPeak) debuted a custom community birthday song built with Molly, thanking Papii for stepping up over the past year [13:45]. Papii was left "speechless" [18:36].
• Papii teased his "biggest giveaway ever" coming that day [10:38] and walked through the NFT NYC event plans — an immersive brand exhibit, first look at the physical collectible, a game preview (built by Coach & Josh), Quirk Kids learning app, Quirk Life skateboards/streetwear, and 10 cases of Quirk Quenchers [33:35].
• Three NYC partner projects to be announced the next morning at 10 a.m. spaces [36:53]; the QRC redemption deadline was that day [48:28].
• Sho flagged a Fugs × LT3 collaboration announced that morning [59:56], and an Academy mint of Molly's art at 1 p.m. CT [1:21:35].
• Running bits: Aquapana ("Italian water") evangelism, Bills-vs-Titans football ribbing, and a sauna that "rugged" Papii's AirPods right as Coach gave his most heartfelt speech [1:42:06].

Highlights

[9:10] Papii arrives and sets the tone. After Piff twice re-cued the intro song while everyone waited, Papii joined in "abundance and gratitude," recounting the videos his Japan/Asia companies sent him and his son waking him up asking to go see the dinosaurs — followed by a suspiciously well-timed "happy birthday" hug. He then teased one of the biggest giveaways they've ever done [10:38].

[13:45] The community song. Piff played a custom track made for Papii ("This is from all of us, from the entire Quirkies community"), a full-length song thanking him for carrying the vision. Papii went quiet at the end: "I'm kind of speechless. It's a great song" [18:36]. Piff explained he and Molly built the whole thing because founders rarely get the appreciation they're due [21:xx].

[23:13] "Collectibles and friendships." Reflecting on turning 37, Papii said the flashy cars and rapper watches stop mattering — his best assets are collectibles and friendships, and a song like this is "perpetual." Sho quickly steered him off the "famous after I'm dead" tangent: it's a birthday, not a death.

[27:18] Adam Weitsman's tribute. Adam (@AdamWeitsman) called Papii one of his inspirations and best friends, noting the 24/7 grind most people don't see. Papii returned it warmly, saying he's likely "the last person in web three" to meet Adam IRL and looking forward to a Delmonico's steak dinner in New York [28:42].

[30:03] The Aquapana crusade. Liz (@Lysss302) and Papii discovered Sho had never heard of Aquapana and treated it as a life emergency. Papii's verdict: "Once you go Aquapana, you never go back." Liz threatened to send anyone drinking Dasani home to "reset, refocus, realign."

[33:35] NFT NYC roadmap. Papii laid out the event two-plus weeks out: a walk-through, four-instance brand exhibit, first-ever high-def look at the physical collectible's four colorways, previews of the stealth-built game (Coach and Josh coding), the Quirk Kids learning app, and Quirk Life skate/streetwear. He encouraged nervous first-timers to come solo and DM the team for hotel help.

[57:19] Yot's anti-glaze. Yot (@yotdog69) refused to get sentimental — Papii read his DM aloud as roughly "go f*** yourself," calling it "the nicest thing anybody said to me today." That spun into a threatened Monday roast, since everyone else had been so gushing [58:xx].

[1:22:26] Bored Osaka's PFP switch. Bored Osaka (@BoredOsaka1) gave Papii a gift Papii had reportedly asked for over a year ago — switching his PFP to a Quirkie. Papii ranked it top-five, mutants notwithstanding.

[1:36:43] Coach gets serious. The self-described jokester ("today you got Drew, you ain't got Coach") gave the day's most heartfelt speech: he was on his way out of the space after meeting Papii at Art Basel in December, and it "completely changed my life." Fittingly, the sauna cooked Papii's AirPods mid-speech and he couldn't respond — "the one space I've ever been serious in, Papii gets rugged" [1:42:06].

Notable quotes

"My best possessions are collectibles and friendships. Those are the best assets you're gonna have in life." — Papii [23:13]

"Once you go Aquapana, you never go back." — Papii [30:32]

"If you're drinking Dasani or Aquafina at this party right now, I gotta tell you to go home, reset, refocus, realign — because that is not okay." — Liz [31:03]

"The one person that can bring anybody out of a hit is you… you never take a hit and stay down." — Ash [1:09:xx]

"I would never say in your case that you're fired, because you're doing too well. So I'll just say — you're hired." — Papii, reading Molly's birthday line [1:18:23]

"This is really a family thing, and it's so much more than just NFTs." — Coach [1:38:37]

Topic timeline

Who said what

• Sho (@AgogoKaren) — host; organized the tribute and the song, ran the round-robin, kept plugging Quirklings/inks/OGs as a way to show love.
• COACH / Drew (@punkrockcoach) — co-host; usual jokester who dropped the act for a genuinely emotional close about nearly leaving the space before meeting Papii.
• Papii (@RealPapii) — the birthday honoree; framed leadership as service, teased the giveaway, detailed the NYC event, and carried most of the banter.
• Piff (@RealPiffsPeak) — DJ/artist; produced the community song with Molly and handled the music.
• Liz (@Lysss302) — chief Aquapana officer and Bills fan; ribbed Papii's Titans allegiance and celebrated the friendship.
• Adam Weitsman (@AdamWeitsman) — offered a close-friend tribute; NYC steak dinner in the works.
• Bullish Beck (@BullishBeck)^* — four-year OG; praised Papii's relentless timeline positivity through the bear.
• Jed (@jed_131) — credited Papii as mentor and "litmus test"; connected Papii with Molly.
• StarDawgs (@StarDawgs) — building/collaborating with Quirkies; spoke to surrounding yourself with successful people.
• Yot (@yotdog69) — delivered the deliberately unsentimental tribute and a roast threat.
• Chicken Wizard (@ChickenWizardX) — longtime supporter; Quirkies was his first successful mint, praised Papii's "natural vitality."
• DiDi (@ImDiDi6_6) — fellow project founder; offered Papii a "rabbit" gift and talked collecting.
• Ash (@princessashleiv) — "brother-and-sister" dynamic with Papii; organized the birthday post to cover time zones.
• Molly / Redgoatqueen (@SanaeMolly) — Quirkies artist; heartfelt well-wishes; her Academy art mint teased for the day.
• Bored Osaka (@BoredOsaka1) — gifted the long-requested Quirkie PFP switch.
• Money Miller (@ItsMoneyMiller)^* — performed a custom birthday rap.
• Margie B (@B4Margie) — Bronx energy; first to actually sing "Happy Birthday."
• G Ma (Josh's mom) — proud-parent well-wishes; game-night stories with grandkids.
• Bullduck (@BullDuck) — kept it short; thanked for security work protecting the community from scams.

Worth a full listen

• [13:45]–[22:09] — The community song and the reactions around it. The lyrics, Papii's genuinely floored response, and Piff's explanation of why he built it land better in full than in summary.
• [33:35]–[38:36] — Papii's NFT NYC walkthrough. If you're deciding whether to go, this is the actual itinerary and the pitch for showing up solo.
• [1:36:43]–[1:42:38] — Coach's speech and the sauna cutting Papii's mic at exactly the wrong moment. Sincere and then perfectly, accidentally comic.

* some voices are identified from context; those names are marked as likely.